Tammy Plotner
Messier 54 – the NGC 6715 Globular Cluster
Located in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, some 87,000 light years from Earth, is the globular star cluster known as Messier…
Messier 53 – the NGC 5024 Globular Cluster
Located 58,000 light from years, in the northern constellation Coma Berenices, is the globular cluster known as Messier 53.
Messier 52 – the NGC 7654 Open Star Cluster
Located near the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, approximately 5000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as…
The Crater Constellation
Located in the southern hemisphere is the Crater constellation (aka. "the cup), one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by…
Messier 51 – the Whirlpool Galaxy
Located between 19 and 27 million light-years away in the Canes Venatici constellation, is the famous Whirlpool Galaxy (aka. Messier…
Messier 50 – the NGC 2323 Open Star Cluster
Located between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations, about 3,200 light years from Earth, is the heart-shaped open star cluster…
The Corvus Constellation
Located in the southern celestial hemisphere is the constellation Corvus (Latin for "the Raven"), one of the original 48 constellations…
Messier 49 – the NGC 4472 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, and at a distance of 55.9 million light years from Earth, is Messier 49 -…
Messier 48 – the NGC 2548 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! We continue our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at the open…
Messier 47 – the NGC 2422 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Puppis constellation, approximately 1,600 light years from Earth, a bright open star cluster that is approximately 78…